Betty Lou Irlbeck

Celebrant REVEREND DALE REIFF Lector NANCY IRLBECK-MUSICK Gift Bearers HANNAH IRLBECK ETHAN IRLBECK LAUREN IRLBECK Music "HERE I AM LORD" "IN THE GARDEN" "HOW GREAT THOU ART" "ON EAGLE'S WINGS" SACRED HEART MEN'S CHOIR KATIE HOLTZ, ORGANIST Mass Servers ALEX IRLBECK ANDREW IRLBECK Eucharistic Ministers DONNA KEMPER JOEA KEMPER Casket Bearers JESI WILTSE NICOLE BEHRENS JAKE BEHRENS AMANDA GRAY JASON WILTSE MATT WILTSE Honorary Casket Bearers Betty's nieces and nephews.here and away EMILY MOSMAN SAMANTHA MOSMAN DALTON HAWBAKER JUSTIN HEIN STEPHANIE HEIN JESSE JANSSEN BRET WILTSE CHASE MUSICK LINDY MUSICK AMANDA MUSICK GASKIN CHRISTINA MUSICK HAGGERTY BROOK WIEBERS Betty Lou, daughter of Bernard Sonny' and Helen (Schwabe) Irlbeck, was born May 29, 1962 at Carroll, Iowa. She lived with her family in Vail where she was baptized. The family moved to Templeton in December of 1969 and Betty celebrated her First Communion and confirmation at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. Betty attended Special Education classes in Carroll County until she was 21 years old. In 1983, Betty entered Leadway near Shelby, Iowa where she lived and continued her education for ten years. She then transferred to a New Hope Home in Manning in 1993. Betty worked at New Hope Enterprises on Main Street in Manning where she took great pride in her work and enjoyed her fellow workers. She knew everyone on the streets of Manning. Betty enjoyed drawing and coloring in her spare time and especially enjoyed shopping and going out to eat. She loved the outdoors, all animals and playing with her kittens. Betty suffered an accident at home and was transferred to the hospital. She died on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes in West Des Moines at the age of 48 years, 7 months and 21 days.However, Betty lives on through her gift of organs and tissues to benefit others in need. Preceding her in death are her grandparents Ben and Elizabeth Schwabe and Alphonse and Margaret Irlbeck, as well as her nephew John W. Behrens. She is survived by her parents Sonny and Helen Irlbeck of Templeton; siblings Dr. Nancy Irlbeck and husband Steve Musick of Wellington, CO; Mary and husband John Grundmeier of Carroll; Robert Irlbeck and wife Pam of Templeton; Lois and husband John Behrens of Roselle; Kathy and husband Donn Mosman of Raymore, MO; Duane Irlbeck and wife Angela of Templeton and Glen Irlbeck and wife Anne of Templeton; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.